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What do you think of the name Ione?

adriennerose80adriennerose80 member
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I am a pretty big fan of the name Ione (pronounced Eye-oh-nee), which is the Greek version of violet. It's pretty, it's rare and it's real.

 

I am aware that it's not the easiest name to pronounce at first sight, nor probably the easiest to spell correctly, but as someone with a name that gets butchered more often than it should be, I don't consider this to be the worst thing in the world.

 

What do you think?



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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    OVerall I just don't care for it.  Neither the sound or look appeal to me.


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  • gonetotheseagonetothesea member
    I like it. My favorite movie is Say Anything, and Ione Skye played Diane Court. Ever since I saw her name, I liked it a lot, and didn't have a problem pronouncing. Do you have a middle name picked out?
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  • adriennerose80adriennerose80 member
    edited June 2015

    I love Ione Skye too, and she's how I was introduced to the name so long ago!

     

    I was thinking Ione Joy or Ione Wren, but those can definitely change.

     

    ETA: Also Ione June, after my grandmother.



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  • gonetotheseagonetothesea member
    adriennerose80 said:

    I love Ione Skye too, and she's how I was introduced to the name so long ago!

     

    I was thinking Ione Joy or Ione Wren, but those can definitely change.

    Both pretty options!
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  • LizWhiz87LizWhiz87 member
    I kinda like it. It's different but not too out there.
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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    nope
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  • DogLoverX3DogLoverX3 member
    NMS
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  • srhendrickssrhendricks member
    I like it!
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  • wassuphoeswassuphoes member
    NMS, but it is a real name so if you love it go for it.
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  • crf4crf4 member
    I have an acquaintance who named her daughter that this year. I only see her posts on social media but for the longest time I thought it was Lone (ranger? lol) since the Uppercase "i" looks like a lowercase "L". Totally side eyed it until she explained it and now I think is a beautiful name!
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  • hummingbird35hummingbird35 member
    reminds me of abcde


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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    I thought it said lone at first, too. Aside from that, I would have had no idea how to pronounce it, and it's just not a very pretty sound or spelling, to be honest. Not a fan.
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  • erinnlouerinnlou member
    I thought it was lone at first too, but once I realized it was an uppercase i, I knew how to pronounce it. I think it sounds really pretty.
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  • jessnjuan07jessnjuan07 member
    I think it sounds pretty but most people will not know how to pronounce it. I don't know if that matters to you.
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  • Peanut1128Peanut1128 member
    I think it depends where you live. In the US, I believe most people will think it's pronounced like loan. You and your child will spend a lot of time correcting people on pronunciation and spelling.
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  • MrsCliffwoodMrsCliffwood member
    I know an Iona... Always thought it was really pretty.
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  • g8trkimg8trkim member
    I like it but I only know the pronunciation from the actress which a lot of people don't know of. Prepare for people to mispronounced it.




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  • magnolia0212magnolia0212 member
    I kind of like it! Just make sure to use sarif fonts so people see it is a capital I and not a little l. Lol
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  • redshoes2015redshoes2015 member
    That will suck for your kid to spend their entire life correcting the spelling and pronunciation of their name. Maybe middle name if you absolutely can't give up this name? Oy.
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  • kerismatickerismatic member
    I thought it was Lone also when I looked at it.  NMS, but if you love it go for it.  I've seen way worse!


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  • MamabeagleMamabeagle member
    @adriennerose80 if your user name is your real name, you don't know HALF the struggle of having a name that is both hard to pronounce and spell.
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  • MississippiCatfishMississippiCatfish member
    I like it:)
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  • lindsayTTClindsayTTC member
    I thought it said Lone too. I think it's going to be mispronounced a lot. I wouldn't have any idea how to pronounce it if I saw it. It's a pretty name but I think it's going to be a tough one.
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  • CaboBride2015CaboBride2015 member
    Definitely thought Lone. I also would probably pronounce it Iona... nms at all
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  • LNic5LNic5 member
    Not my style at all...I really don't like the sound either, sorry
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  • KareninKarenin member
    I like it! I also love that you made sure to tell people it's "real" because many people have not seen it before and there are sadly so many made up names that you do have to do that with unique but legit ones!

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  • lalala2004lalala2004 member
    crf4 said:
    I have an acquaintance who named her daughter that this year. I only see her posts on social media but for the longest time I thought it was Lone (ranger? lol) since the Uppercase "i" looks like a lowercase "L". Totally side eyed it until she explained it and now I think is a beautiful name!
    I thought that too! I was so ready to post a Lone Ranger gif. 

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    I do like the name Ione. It's just unfortunate that most fonts make that look like a lowercase L.
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  • adriennerose80adriennerose80 member

    See, the whole LONE thing is one of the reasons I asked. I think it's a beautiful name but it just looks funny on paper.



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  • nurse714nurse714 member
    I didn't think it was Lone, but didn't know how to pronounce it. After hearing the pronunciation, I think it's beautiful.
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  • Mandy6887Mandy6887 member
    Not a huge fan but it is also not offensive. Go for it if you love it.
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  • groovylocksgroovylocks member
    I..... like it. 

    I had to say it to myself a few times. But it locked in. And it stuck. 
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  • 4N6s4N6s member
    I thought it was Lone... The mispronunciation would annoy me to death.
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